History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 439-440, Astoria Township
William Hettrick, farmer, sec. 21; P. O., Astoria. Abraham
Hettrick, the father of our subject, was a native of the Keystone
State, and a farmer by occupation. He loved and wed Miss Susan
Wunderly. William, who was born in March, 1813, in Penn., was her
only child. At the age of 27 {17?} he went to Virginia and
remained until he was 21, serving an apprenticeship in tailoring.
He came to Edgar Co., Ill., in 1835, and to Astoria township the
following year, where he worked as a journeyman. He then opened a
shop at Bernadotte, but soon located on a farm, and after many years of
hard work he began to reap the fruits of his energy and
diligence. Dec. 12, 1839, he was married to Miss Ellen, daiughter
of H. G. Brand. Thirteen children were born to them, 9 of whom
are living, - Daniel, Susan J., Eliza E., Louisa, William, Tulessa,
George, Mary and Sarah M.
